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White Palace

5.9

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Original title

White Palace

Year

1990

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

Director

Luis Mandoki

Screenwriter

Ted Tally, Alvin Sargent

Cast

Music

George Fenton

Cinematography

Lajos Koltai

Producer

Universal Pictures, Mirage Entertainment, Double Play

Genre

Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama

Synopsis

A waitress in a White Palace fast-food restaurant meets a young, recently widowed, Jewish advertising executive at a bar. They "tentatively" and "uncertainly" start an affair which turns torrid very rapidly and eventually leads to her leaving town and him quitting his job, abandoning his old life and following her.

Awards: 1990: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress in a Drama (Susan Sarandon)

1991: Chicago Film Festival: Nominated for Best Actress (Susan Sarandon)

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Critics' reviews

"There's a lot that's good in White Palace, involving the heart as well as the mind. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
" If White Palace is no 'Last Tango in Paris,' it's at least a sizzling, fat-free 'Last Hamburger in St. Louis.'"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"While this sort of thing may have worked in the '30s, by today's standards it's half-baked."

Hal Hinson: The Washington Post
"Outstanding performances by Susan Sarandon and James Spader, working from a relentlessly witty script, make White Palace one of the best films of its kind since The Graduate"

Variety Staff: Variety
"'White Palace' is formula stuff, but it succeeds on the strength of performances, a clever script and thoughtful direction by Luis Mandoki."

Juan Carlos Coto: Miami Herald
"Glenn Savan's novel offered a stronger exploration of Reaganism and consumerism, but overall he's served well by this intelligent, involving adaptation"

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User history

White Palace

1990

Luis Mandoki

5.9

(868)